The Grenada sentinel., 1887-03-26
SOUTHERN eLEANINGs.

ted twenty eight dollars of the plumage
of fourteen-year-old peacock.
Rea, estate transactions in two days az
Knoxville, Tenn, recently, aggregated
nearly 100000 .
Robert Jones is on trial at Edgefield, N.
c., for the murder in cotton-held OF Eu
ward Presley and his two sons, lnto Whose
family he had married.
Robbers, few nights ago, forced the
express messenger at Coleman, Tex, 10
open his safe, and they took the contents,
over 5000, and got away.
In Irwin County, Ga, a few days ago, a
horse was bitten on the nose by rattle
snake. The animal was given several
drinks of sweet milk and alum, and then
three bottles Of turpentine were heated
and the mouths of the bottles placed IN
succession over the part bitten. 1t is said
that the green poison could be plainly
seen as it was being drawn into The Dot-
ties. The horse recovered
Mrs. L. L. Buffalo, wife of one Of the
wealthiest cotton planters of Lonoke
County, Ark, committed suicide a few
days ago by taking laudanum. Reproof
of her husband for letting sewing-ma
chine agent get the best Of her in sew.
ing-machine trade is assigned as the cause
which led her to take her life without, the
slightest waraing to any one
The assassin of Adam Carpenter, al
Hustonville, KY, is believed to be his SOB
Wallace, a youth of nineteen, who made
terrible threats year ago.
Rev. j. r. Hamilton died at his residence
in Nashville, Tenn, a few days ago, aged
seventy-nine years, after a long illness
DR.. Hamilton joined the Tennessee Con-
ference of the Methodi Church forty
three years ago, and filled some OF the
most important stations in the Confer
ence. For several years he had occupied
supernumerary position.
The drought committee appointed bI
the Legislature of Texas has distributed
100000 among 1860 sufferers.
The General Assembly of Virginia IL
holding an extra session, mainly to take
action regarding the State debt
D. Lynch Pringle, of South Carolina,
has been appointed Consul l-Gsneral of the
United States at Constantinople.
The imported stallion King Ban, valued
at $4,000, died u few days ago OF spinal
meningitis at Lexington, Ky.
The Texas Senate recently passed bill
appropriating S20).00O to furnish the new
Capitol, and $4,000 to have the grounds
graded and laid out.
Martin Gudger, wealthy farmer of Nc
Minn County, Tenn, committed suicide o
few nights ago. Hc had invested in Flori-
da real estate, and lost a considerable sum
of money in the transaction.
The citizens of Rome, Ga, have sub.
scribed sl5O,000 for the building of an iron
furnace and rolling-lnills, and for the
erection of an iron bridge over the Oos.
tanaula river.
A destructive fire occurred at Prattville,
Ala, few days ago. The residence OF
Congressman 7. W. Sadler was destroyed.
also the residence of Mrs. W. Fl. North.
ingham. Sadler's loss is 1000; no insur.
ance. Mrs. Northington's loss is 5000;
insurance, s1,0)O.
Deputy United States Marshal Quinn
of Shelby, N. c.. aided by a posse, few
nights since, captured blockade distil
lery on the very summit of Kings noun
tain, which was operated by W. NJ. Ray,
A large quantity of beer and whisky was
captured. All of the daring moonshiner's
escaped.
VIM. c. Patton. North Carolinian, ha.
been appointed United States Consul al
Bahia, and George G. Tanner, of South
Carolina, goes as Consul to Piccou, Nova
Scotia.
DR.. T. G. Ford, who was sentenced II
fifteen years Imprisonment for killing j
e. Kirkpatrick, has been pardoned by
Governor McEnery of Louisiana, on Tho
favorable recommendation of tho State
Board of Pardons.
Earthquake shocks are still occasional
visitors at Charleston, S. c., and vicinity
In the face of cloudless skies and gl8r
ing sun the people Of Abilene, Tex. re
Gently assembled in the Methodist Churcl
at that place and prayed fervently TO
rain.
Memphis, has been dismissed from tn,
force for miscegenation.
The distillerv Of John G. Roach, at Un
iontown, KY, was destroyed by fire few
night ago, entailing loss of $35, 0O0 Their
is only 5000 insurance.
Half of the business part Of Blackville
s. c., and some dwellings were burned
few days ago. Loss, nearly 10000; in
surance between third ard one-half o
the loss.
Atam Paxton, of Lancaster County, S
C., veteran of the Mexican war, despair
ing of receiving pension, committed sui
eide few days ago, by hanging himsel
to tree near his house.
The coroncr's jury at Morehead, KY
found verdict Of accidental shooting i
the case of John Trumbo, who shot Joh
N. Witcher few days ago while showing
HIM that a pistol could be used quicke
| than knife.
JEFF Stevenson, who was recently trie
for wilful murder at Hopkinsville KY
was given twenty-one years in the Stat
| prison. Stevenson shot and killed Will
lam Calvin from ambush last August TIL
| jury was in deliberation nearly four days
| Five favored hanging
Julia Darrow, colored one hundred an
eight years old, supposed to be the oldes
woman in Kentucky, died few days age
She was born in Montgomery County il
ITO and was slave on the Colonel San
mons farm. She remained there unit
sold to her late husband at the age Of six
teen for three hundred and fifty dollars
She was the mother of seventeen children
three Of whom survive her. She leave
considerable property.
Half of the business portion of OXFORD
N. G., was wiped out by fire few night
ago, entailng loss of 1000, only abou
half Of which is covered by insurance
The belief was general that the fire wa
tho work Of incendaries.
A. &. Purdy, well-known railroad er
ginecr, was instantly killed a few day